A selection of the most important sources for the cultural and political context of the early Roman Empire and the New Testament writings, Roman Imperial Texts includes freshly translated public speeches, official inscriptions, annals, essays, poems, and documents of veiled protest from the Empires subject peoples. Contents: Preface/Introduction/TimelinePart 1. Divine Sons and Their Gospels Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero Vespasian Titus DomitianPart 2. Identity in Community Sample Letters from the Mediterranean World Documents from Collegia and Synagogues Cities of the New Testament WorldPart 3. The Eternal City and Its Hold on the World Praise for Rome Voices of Dissent Hidden Transcripts Mark Reasoner is associate professor of theology at Marion University in Indianapolis. He is the author of Romans in Full Circle: A History of Interpretation (2005) and The Strong and the Weak: Romans 14.1-15.13 in Context (2004) and, with Neil Elliott, Documents and Images for the Study of Paul (Fortress Press, 2010).